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grope
verb
uk /ɡrəʊp/ us /ɡroʊp/
[ I or T ]
to feel with your hands, especially in order to find or move towards something when you cannot see easily: 摸索；（尤指）摸寻，探寻，摸索着前进
grope forShe groped for her glasses on the bedside table.她在床头柜上摸索着找眼镜。
grope your wayI had to grope my way up the dark stairs.我不得不在黑漆漆的楼道里摸索着上楼。
[ T ]informal
to touch someone's body in order to get sexual pleasure, usually when the person does not like it: 摸（某人）;（通常指）猥亵
He groped me as I was going to the bar.我走向吧台时，他暗中摸了我一把。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Searching
-seeking
beachcomb
beachcomber
beachcombing
body search
bounty hunter
comb
hunter
hunting ground
keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom
leave no stone unturnedidiom
lookout
manhunt
needle
scout
scrounge around
search
seek someone/something out
seeker
troll
Phrasal verb
grope for something
grope
noun[ C ]
informaluk /ɡrəʊp/ us /ɡroʊp/
a sexual touch, usually an unwanted and unpleasant one猥亵;摸
grope | American Dictionary
grope
verb[ I/T ]
us/ɡroʊp/
to search for something you cannot see or find easily, esp. by feeling with your hands:
[ I ]She stands on her toes and gropes around on the closet shelf.
infml Someone who gropes someone else touches that person’s body without permission.
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